TWO new supermarkets – an Iceland and a Waitrose – are set to come to Banbury.

Applications were made to Cherwell District Council on Monday, January 26, by Iceland Foods Ltd for renovations to a property in Banbury Retail Park, Lockheed Close.

These include a new shop front with parting entrance doors, signs, and new air conditioning and refrigeration systems.

Iceland’s Ken Jones said: “Our choice was based on the area and the size. The store will take the new warehouse format, which is larger than a conventional Iceland and has an extended range of products.”

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The prospective site will be 10,000 sq ft and have about 60 trollies.

Mr Jones added issues had arisen over an external trolley park, which he said was not being allowed for Iceland even though other retailers on the site, Pets at Home and Home Bargains, already have them. If approved, work is expected to take between eight and 10 weeks.

Last Thursday Waitrose confirmed plans for a new store on surplus land in front of the Mondelez International factory, Southam Road.

A joint application will be submitted by Barwood Capital and Mondelez in the spring, subject to consultation.